[Bug 1875528] Re: Extra frozen / stuck mouse cursor after auto screen lock / sleep

2020-07-31 Thread Greg Williams
@Syver Stensholt, I don't think it's possible to screenshot it. The screenshot does not capture the cursor even though it's there when the screenshot is taken. When I notice the 2nd fixed mouse cursor icon, if I reboot the machine, it goes away. But then at some point the 2nd fixed mouse cursor

[Bug 1830613] [NEW] Provide UI and API for customizing date/time formats

2019-05-27 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Linux should be able to support customized date/time formats like Microsoft Windows can. It is a hair-pulling experience to try to get ISO 8601 date/time format implemented throughout a Linux desktop install. As mentioned in this Mozilla bug report at Comment 20

[Bug 1687246] Re: GNOME Shell should support fractional (non-integer) Hi-DPI scaling

2018-01-24 Thread Greg Williams
Will the work being done here benefit GNOME installs in general (e.g., Gnome-shell without Ubuntu), or does it only apply to Ubuntu installs)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1687246

[Bug 1731308] [NEW] Executing 'grub-install dummy' fails on 17.10

2017-11-09 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: 17.10 is completely uninstallable. Every attempt produces Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed. Ubuntu cannot be installed. Isn't this a bug that should be fixed and not marked as a question? ** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status:

[Bug 1725274] Re: Executing 'grub-install dummy' fails on 17.10

2017-10-20 Thread Greg Williams
Can anyone provide any guidance on a workaround so that I can get 17.10 installed? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1725274 Title: Executing 'grub-install dummy' fails on 17.10 To

[Bug 1725274] Re: Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed on 17.10

2017-10-20 Thread Greg Williams
** Summary changed: - Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed + Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed on 17.10 ** Summary changed: - Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed on 17.10 + Executing 'grub-install dummy' fails on 17.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1725274] [NEW] Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed on 17.10

2017-10-20 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Cannot install 17.10, every attempt (UEFI, Legacy, preformatted, guided formatted, etc) fails with message; Executing 'grub-install dummy' failed. Can someone please tell me the commands for manually installing grub onto 17.10? The installer works fine to install grub using

[Bug 1701757] Re: 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile for umask

2017-07-12 Thread Greg Williams
Excuse me, but is it fair to rank this bug as "Low" importance? There appears to be no way to change the default umask on account of this bug. Umask setting carries privacy and security considerations depending on environment. I think it of considerable importance to at least make sure this bug

[Bug 1701757] Re: 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile for umask

2017-07-06 Thread Greg Williams
Ubuntu bug 1685754 seems specific to gnome-terminal. The bug I reported is for all gnome-session apps. Gnome-terminal can be made to work if a umask is added to .bashrc. This is not the case for other gnome apps like gedit. These bugs may be the same, but I don't know enough to be able to make

[Bug 1701757] Re: 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile for umask

2017-07-03 Thread Greg Williams
** Summary changed: - 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile + 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile for umask ** Information type changed from Public to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1701757] [NEW] 17.04 (Zesty) does not source ~/.profile

2017-06-30 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: I have always set umask at ~/.profile and gnome-session would source this. But in Zesty, this isn't happening, and I can find no way to set a umask default of my choosing for the gnome-session. Creating a document using gedit always produces the default (unchangeable)

[Bug 1631713] Re: Gnome wayland session doesn't source ~/.profile

2017-06-29 Thread Greg Williams
In 17.04, the Xsession doesn't source ~/.profile. It's not limited to wayland. Does anybody know a way to change the default umask in 17.04? Setting umask at ~/.profile has no effect. Is this bug in any way related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-terminal/+bug/1685754 --

[Bug 1685754] Re: gnome-terminal unduly forces umask=0022

2017-06-29 Thread Greg Williams
Isn't this a gnome-session bug? In 17.04, setting umask in $HOME/.profile has no effect on the gnome- session. Setting umask at /.profile does work in 16.04 though. Setting umask in /.bashrc has an effect ONLY in gnome-terminal apps like nano and vi. But users still have no way to set default

[Bug 1682171] Re: No way to disable tap-to-click in Mouse & Touchpad settings

2017-04-13 Thread Greg Williams
I disabled /org/gnome/desktop/peripherals/touchpad/tap-to-click before reporting here. I can confirm that it has no effect. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1682171 Title: No way to

[Bug 1682167] Re: location services says it is in use even though it is disabled and nothing is using it

2017-04-12 Thread Greg Williams
** Attachment added: "Screenshot showing location-services disabled but icon still showing" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/1682167/+attachment/4860741/+files/location-services.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1682171] [NEW] No way to disable tap-to-click in Mouse & Touchpad settings

2017-04-12 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Using Ubuntu-Gnome 17.04. There is no option for disabling tap-to-click in the Mouse & Touchpad settings. ** Affects: gnome-settings-daemon (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: zesty ** Attachment added: "Screenshot showing no way to disable

[Bug 1682167] [NEW] location services says it is in use even though it is disabled and nothing is using it

2017-04-12 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Using Ubuntu-Gnome 17.04. location services says it is in use even though it is disabled and nothing is using it. Gnome-maps and gnome-weather are not running. Looks like it might be related to this Gnome bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=778691 As it is

[Bug 1633602] [NEW] External drive password prompts allow the focus to be changed creating security issue

2016-10-14 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Issue: plugging in an external drive encrypted with dm-crypt/luks pops up a password prompt but the window's focus is not locked to the password prompt (as it should be for proper security when entering a password). In the current implementation, if the window's focus

[Bug 1441111] Re: Clicking the nautilus icon for focusing a window of an external device opens a new window instead

2016-10-14 Thread Greg Williams
This bug also exists in the just released Ubuntu 16.10 with Unity desktop. 1) attach an external harddrive via USB 2) tap Super+1 to open Nautilus and it opens to the Home directory, so click in the sidebar to view the contents of the external harddrive 3) open Firefox 4) tap Super+1 to switch

[Bug 1441111] Re: Clicking the nautilus icon for focusing a window of an external device opens a new window instead

2016-10-08 Thread Greg Williams
This bug is still reproducible in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS with Nautilus 3.14.3. Note: this bug is NOT reproducible on Debian 8 running Gnome-Shell with Nautilus 3.14.1. Can someone please take a look at fixing this long-standing bug in Ubuntu? It is incredibly frustrating to deal with. Expected: -only

[Bug 1626347] [NEW] Blank screen after logging in with GDM

2016-09-21 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Installed Ubuntu 16.04.1 fresh. Computer boots fine and lands on GDM. I login and a blank screen appears with a mouse cursor. I can move the mouse all around but I never can get anything to appear on the screen. Using Intel Sandy Bridge graphics. Installed 12.04 and 14.04 on

[Bug 1590031] [NEW] Black-bar popup that reports app/icon name in Launcher should be hideable in settings

2016-06-07 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: I manage the computers at a condominium association. I am often called on to help condo owners with their computer troubles. I have introduced many of these people to Ubuntu and they now use Ubuntu. A very common complaint amongst the users is the inability to disable the

[Bug 1564135] Re: Ubuntu Touch cannot connect to access point that has long wifi password

2016-03-30 Thread Greg Williams
This bug is valid after all. It appears that Ubuntu Touch is unable to connect to network that have long passwords. I'm tired of trying but a 16 digit password works. 17-19 I don't know about. If the password is 20 digits or longer, the OS is totally unable to use the Access Point. A major issue

[Bug 1564135] Re: Ubuntu Touch cannot connect to access point that has long wifi password

2016-03-30 Thread Greg Williams
This bug can be deleted. It appears the problem is the phone cannot connect to 5GHz networks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1564135 Title: Ubuntu Touch cannot connect to access

[Bug 1564135] [NEW] Ubuntu Touch cannot connect to access point that has long wifi password

2016-03-30 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: There are some wifi access points that I have to connect to for work. They have 63 digit passwords with special characters. Ubuntu Desktop has no problem connecting. But Ubuntu Touch is unable to connect at all. At home, I configured a router with a similar password and

[Bug 1508468] [NEW] Users are forced to wade through unknown networks to single out the network/s they have previously connected to in the past

2015-10-21 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: The summary pretty much tells the tale: users are forced to wade through unknown networks to single out the network/s they have previously connected to in the past. I go to a location. Twenty some networks are available. Most of them appear in the "More Networks" folder.

[Bug 1508468] Re: Users are forced to wade through unknown networks to single out the network/s they have previously connected to in the past

2015-10-21 Thread Greg Williams
This would be a much more efficient and clean network-indicator design arrangement: Wi-Fi Networks -currently connected network Disconnect -previously connected network -previously connected network More Networks -never before connected network -never before connected network -never before

[Bug 1464064] Re: Ubuntu apt repos are not available via HTTPS

2015-08-17 Thread Greg Williams
All repos should only operate over https. The networks we move across are hostile: http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2015/08/the- network-is-hostile.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1441111] Re: Clicking the nautilus icon for focusing a window of an external device opens a new window instead

2015-07-13 Thread Greg Williams
This bug also exists in ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144 Title: Clicking the nautilus icon for focusing a window of an external device opens a

[Bug 831752] Re: Command-line Install on Minimal CD tries to boot graphically

2015-07-10 Thread Greg Williams
This bug exists in Vivid (ubuntu 15.04) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/831752 Title: Command-line Install on Minimal CD tries to boot graphically To manage notifications about this

[Bug 700686] Re: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin

2015-07-10 Thread Greg Williams
How do you add Vivid under the Affects heading at the top? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700686 Title: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin To manage notifications

[Bug 700686] Re: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin

2015-07-10 Thread Greg Williams
** Tags added: grub2 mini.io -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700686 Title: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 700686] Re: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin

2015-07-10 Thread Greg Williams
** Also affects: grub (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: grub (Ubuntu Natty) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/700686 Title: unreadable

[Bug 700686] Re: unreadable black-on-black text with details plugin

2015-07-09 Thread Greg Williams
This bug is occurring on Vivid Vervet (ubuntu 15.04) installs using the mini.iso. Is this a regression? 1) create CD with mini.iso and boot from CD 2) select the first option: Install 3) select No automatic updates 4) select Manual package selection 5) first boot yields a blank, black screen. --

[Bug 1346355] Re: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed

2015-03-27 Thread Greg Williams
System-related communications should present in the upper-right corner at the indicators. The indicators exist as an interface layer between the System and the User. Application-related communications should present at the Launcher. The requirement that the computer be rebooted is a

[Bug 1425991] Re: Networks I have never connected to should be confined to an Unknown Networks folder

2015-03-25 Thread Greg Williams
** Description changed: When a user clicks the network manager indicator, a dropdown appears and lists wifi networks. This menu should NOT display networks that the user has never connected to. Networks the user has never connected to should - only display in the More networks folder. At a

[Bug 1425991] Re: Networks I have never connected to should be confined to an Unknown Networks folder

2015-03-25 Thread Greg Williams
@ James Anslow, no because it's not signal strength that defines the significance of the network to the user. The user is making connection decisions based on the identity of the network. Even in a context where a user is trying to select between several free networks, signal strength may or may

[Bug 1425991] Re: Networks I have never connected to should be confined to the More Networks folder

2015-03-25 Thread Greg Williams
as Shahbaz points out, most of the time, Ubuntu will connect automatically to one of the networks you have connected to before. So most of the time, if you open the menu to connect to a Wi-Fi network, it is to connect to a network that you have *not* connected to before. It would be

[Bug 1425991] Re: Networks I have never connected to should be confined to an Unknown Networks folder

2015-03-25 Thread Greg Williams
** Summary changed: - Networks I have never connected to should be confined to the More Networks folder + Networks I have never connected to should be confined to an Unknown Networks folder -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1425991] [NEW] Networks I have never connected to should be confined to the More Networks folder

2015-02-26 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: When a user clicks the network manager indicator, a dropdown appears and lists wifi networks. This menu should NOT display networks that the user has never connected to. Networks the user has never connected to should only display in the More networks folder. At a mininum,

[Bug 1425991] Re: Networks I have never connected to should be confined to the More Networks folder

2015-02-26 Thread Greg Williams
Well there are several problems with your argument concerning people are too dumb/lazy to read stuff. First, most of the networks already appear in the More networks folder because there are so many. 5 or 6 get shuffled into the visible space from the dozens that live in the More networks folder.

[Bug 306017]

2015-02-17 Thread Greg Williams
apparently there is no way to edit a comment. One reason for the inconsistency as you put it is that after you do a search in a tab and find something of interest, you may want to leave that tab open and perform a similar search in a new tab. So you tap CTRL+T and make a slight modification to the

[Bug 306017]

2015-02-17 Thread Greg Williams
Another reason to keep the old search query in the search box in a new tab is if you want to perform the same search with a different search engine. An example: I perform a search in Tab-1 with search-engine-1. I select from the search results and bring up a webpage. Now I want to perform the

[Bug 306017]

2015-02-17 Thread Greg Williams
I vote against this. Search-box should NOT be tab specific. If you open a new tab and then tap CTRL+K and start typing, it writes over what was there. What is the problem with this? Why do you need the search field blank? The behavior you guys are proposing has resulted in a miserable experience

[Bug 1346355] Re: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed

2014-09-30 Thread Greg Williams
** Description changed: + Bug = the restart-popup-dialog that sometimes occurs after a system- + update should only run once. If the user declines to reboot from the + popup, then the power-cog should turn red until reboot occurs. Repeated + popups asking to reboot should not occur. + In

[Bug 1346355] Re: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed

2014-09-30 Thread Greg Williams
Let me first draw attention to the edit I made to my initial Bug Description: I have expanded the Bug scope to the fact that the popup- dialog repeats itself AND the power-cog icon does not turn red. After a system updates, only one restart-popup should present (it serves informational purposes

[Bug 1346355] Re: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed

2014-09-13 Thread Greg Williams
Thanks for the reply, Matthew. 1) closing and opening the lid to cause sleep is unrelated to this matter. Regardless of Suspend use, if a user intends to shutdown/restart the computer, the power-cog is where the GUI user is going to go. If a user never shuts down or restarts unless explicitly

[Bug 1346355] Re: 14.04 power-cog does not turn red when restart is needed

2014-09-10 Thread Greg Williams
Matthew Paul Thomas said: The red icon dates from the era when the rightmost menu was a device menu, trying to cover everything from attached printers to external displays to software updates to screen locking, which was absurd. Nowadays everything to do with software updates is integrated into

[Bug 1333045] Re: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved when opening app from dash

2014-06-24 Thread Greg Williams
this affect Trusty 14.04. ** Also affects: unity Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: unity Status: New = Confirmed ** Tags added: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1333045] Re: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved when opening app from dash

2014-06-23 Thread Greg Williams
** Project changed: unity = ubuntu ** Changed in: ubuntu Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1333045 Title: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved

[Bug 1333045] Re: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved when opening app from dash

2014-06-23 Thread Greg Williams
** Package changed: ubuntu = unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1333045 Title: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved when opening app from dash To manage notifications

[Bug 1332897] Re: Certain settings not saved across reboots

2014-06-23 Thread Greg Williams
** Also affects: gnome-settings-daemon Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: launcher (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: unity ** No longer affects: launcher (Ubuntu) ** Also affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided

[Bug 1333045] Re: Apps locked in a launcher-position get moved when opening app from dash

2014-06-23 Thread Greg Williams
** Also affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: compiz (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: launcher (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: unity -- You received this bug

[Bug 1314820] [NEW] locale date-time format not displayed in 14.04-nautilus

2014-04-30 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: ubuntu 14.04's version of Nautilus has omitted a critically important feature for a File Manager to have: ISO date-time format. In ubuntu 12.04's version of nautilus an ISO date-time setting was offered in the Preferences Display tab ( dconf-editor setting existed as well).

[Bug 1314821] [NEW] 14.04-nautilus does NOT display proper date-time format for locale

2014-04-30 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: ubuntu 14.04's version of Nautilus has omitted a critically important feature for a File Manager to have: ISO date-time format. In ubuntu 12.04's version of nautilus an ISO date-time setting was offered in the Preferences Display tab ( dconf-editor setting existed as well).

[Bug 724022] Re: Wishlist: Enable use of Ubuntu Mono as .psf console-setup font

2014-04-30 Thread Greg Williams
I'd like to see this bug marked Fixed as well. Hopefully it hasn't been forgotten. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/724022 Title: Wishlist: Enable use of Ubuntu Mono as .psf

Extra Pane in Nautilus

2013-03-29 Thread Greg Williams
Has there been any discussion about improving the user-interaction with the Extra Pane feature in Nautilus? I'm using 12.04 and make use of the Extra Pane feature a lot. A problem with it though is that there is not clear communication/indication about which pane is active (ie. which pane the

RE: Extra Pane in Nautilus

2013-03-29 Thread Greg Williams
been set in stone? From: clan...@googlemail.com Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:55:08 + Subject: Re: Extra Pane in Nautilus To: mttbrns...@outlook.com CC: ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com On 29 March 2013 19:42, Greg Williams mttbrns...@outlook.com wrote: Has there been any discussion

RE: Extra Pane in Nautilus

2013-03-29 Thread Greg Williams
To: mttbrns...@outlook.com CC: ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com On 29 March 2013 22:12, Greg Williams mttbrns...@outlook.com wrote: Why won't the Ubuntu-Developers switch to the Marlin File-Browser? Why are they continuing to use Nautilus with such a weakening feature base? I understand

[Bug 302860] [NEW] package virtualbox-ose None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

2008-11-27 Thread Greg Williams
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose I'm using Ubuntu 8.10 and I was trying to 'completely remove' (purge) virtualbox-ose 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 0 after previously uninstalling it to remove leftover configuration files using Synaptic. I expected Synaptic to remove the vestiges

[Bug 302860] Re: package virtualbox-ose None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1

2008-11-27 Thread Greg Williams
** Attachment added: DpkgTerminalLog.gz http://launchpadlibrarian.net/1542/DpkgTerminalLog.gz -- package virtualbox-ose None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/302860 You received this bug notification

[Bug 274393] Re: Printing often fails

2008-11-18 Thread Greg Williams
I have had a similar error when trying to print multiple copies of a PDF document with acroread. Printing one copy of a document works fine. I have a HP Photosmart C4480 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. ** Tags added: acroread adobe error fails print -- Printing often fails

[Bug 164659] Re: El punto intermedio ¿midle-d ot? del Catalán con la fuente Times New Roman, a veces me sale como una Sigma Mayuscula y no consigo hacer que vuelva a aparecer como un simple punto, h

2008-03-27 Thread Greg Williams
Rough translation: The Catalonian middle dot sometimes appears as a capital sigma with the Times New Roman font and I can't make it appear as a simple dot if I don't change the font. I use Ubuntu 7.01 Excellent work -- El punto intermedio ¿midle-dot? del Catalán con la fuente Times New

[Bug 114044] Re: PHPMyAdmin will not run on 64bit without php5-mcrypt, forgotten requirement?

2007-05-13 Thread Greg Williams
I can confirm the same observation on AMD64 Feisty. Since upgrading from Edgy, phpMyAdmin gave access denied error until I installed php5-mcrypt. Package versions: mysql-server-5.05.0.38-0ubuntu1 php5-mysql 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.1 phpmyadmin